Millionaire democrats who paid for 0bama's election so he could make them bigger millionaires.

This hope and change?

Ha! You suckers!

Presdental candidate Ross Perrot was right. (not that I liked Perot) he said millionaires should not collect Social security insurance payments after retiring. We need a law prohibiting SS payments to millionaires. Just because they paid into it doesn't mean they should receive. I pay car insurance and get nothing back at the end of the years.

This is just sad...

Only 227, I would of thought there were more. The others are dong something wrong. We should tar and feather anyone of them who votes against health care, extension of unemployment benefits, any bill to help those who need help.

Wow! Talk about bloated salaries. I had no idea politics paid THAT well! Great gig if you can get it. That is such bullshit. How can they justify this in the face of our downtrodden economy??

I think what matters more is how they got the money or what they do in Congress towards the poor. for instance, Warner brought Virginia's economy from ruin to one of the best in the nation while he was governor. He then wrote books and shit.

Also, it costs a lot to run for a seat in congress. For instance in Northern Virginia, and not even in the heavier part of it, it costs about 1 million. Now think about that every 2 years....that costs money.

While I think having 200 million is a lot, I dont think you can suddenly accuse them of not knowing what its like or not helping out. Its better to look at how they earned the money and who they are helping with their votes in Congress.

That's revolting.

Or it should be. Why aren't the people revolting?

Parasites. Getting richer off the misery they create by helpoing the corporatists steal from the people. NAFTA?????? Duh where are the living wage jobs? No publicans and half the Democrates want to tell the truth about this one.

a vote of no confidence. thats change i can believe in..

237? Thats it?

i mean we can't get mad at the people who are "doing their job". This is exactly why I want to get into politics. $$$$$$$$

Will this show up on any media networks, evening news?

& what do we have to do to pass laws to limit donations? I am positive that they can live good with the money we are paying them, people that want to be millionaires need to do something else like start a business or something, not govern.

Until we fix this bug, we will never see fairness when it comes to corporations over people, NEVER and nothing will ever get better for the people.

Wake up mother fuckers!

I say 95% of people in our congress, including our president, are just one form of prostitutes... the highest paid prostitutes
When you are a hoe that works for corporations that have billions of dollars, yes, you will be making a lot of money, but at the end of the day your loyalty wont be to anyone else, but your pimp.

Money changes people...
One thing that I can smile about is that I know they cant take that wealth with them once they are dead, only thing they will have is their souls that they will be judged by.
Yes, you can be rich and have a good soul but I do not believe that people in congress do

i blame the internet...

Therein lies the problem with congress, 237 members, over half of our elected representitives are millionaires or more. How do you think people who possess so much can relate to the ordinary man and woman? They cannot. Very few people who reach a milestone as becoming a millionaire retain the memories of being less than average or even a little above average. It is an inate human charachtarisic to have once you have risen above the rest that you can no longer still relate to those who don't have the same. A few have managed to be very wealthy and to still see through the eyes of a common man. Revolutions have started in many countries around the world over the last one hundred and fifty years because of it. We as a people must must come to understand that we would be far better off as a country if we were led by people more like us, people who represent the population and demographics as a whole. Term limits is a dream that will never happen in this country, people who have reached the position of power are not going to surrender that position of their own accord. We must as a population go to the polls on election day and vote out the people in office for the people who run against them, many times whether we agree with them on issues or not otherwise we are destined as a people to suffer the same inequities that persist today. Millionaires don't understand healthcare, they have the best in the world and if they feel different they go pay their way to better care. They cannot understand losing your job, your house, going into bankruptcy and the depression that follows. For those who cannot feel the pain of those who are hurt in bad economic times, you need to find empathy and humility. For those in the pain you must become active for if you fail to do so no other person is going to step up and make your pain go away. Voter enforced term limits are the only way to free ourselves from the circle of nothing we have now.

tommic
tom mcmahon
millis ma

I think a lot of politicians start out trying to change society for the better but after they are elected they become corrupt by a corrupt system and lose sight of their desire to be a "public servant". However there is no excuse for becoming greedy and dishonest. The majority of them should be voted out of office.

Our Representatives should be judged by their records, not by their bank accounts..Those who are less fortunate, and desire power and wealth, are more easily corrupted than some of their wealthy dedicated colleagues.

maybe this is why Congress favors the rich.

It's not one bit shocking really that government has money! That's a no duh! What IS shocking is how a lot of those people got their money!

It's like when basketball players get to the pros and earn million dollar paychecks... What motivation do they have to stay sharp? These old, rich, white, CongressMEN can bicker themselves into gridlock all they want. They can still go home and enjoy their riches during their hundreds of days of vacation. Yay!

As ImConcerned pointed out, what is upsetting is not that these men make and earn their money. Mark Warner made his bucks on cellphones and communications before he ran for office, making all his money on his own.

However, there's a problem when lobbying money makes non-millionaires into millionaires. That's bribing, what in Washington they call "lobbying" and it can easily lead to corruption.

It's easy to hate millionaires, there is a culture of envy in this country against people who do well. If we despise them, let it be for the right reasons and not out of simple envy.

The best thing we can do is to place a ban on lobbyist money going to politicians.

if they make over 300,000 a year, then they should have to forfeit their public wages.

Shame on them for being successful. Bastardos!

"amen" you said it sir greed is definitely at the bottom of this mess........

Why go to college when you could go to Congress?

This is a perfect example of why we need public financed elections so new blood can be interjected into the democratic system that is clearly full of dirty money.

As the lobbyists keep passing their bucks, and the corruption tickles on down thoughout government.......the rich shall keep getting richer......what a shame.....btw unemployment is over 10 percent and rising........237 millionaires in congress...why am I not suprised??

So now both parties are staffed by the ultra wealthy. How can anyone any longer maintain that there is a difference between the two parties or that the Dems actually give a damn about poor people?

No Wonder this cogrress dont give a damn about we the people. If we the people had some authority maybe we could make these dirty politicians lose some of their wealth and power to the people. And to think that these cheap crooks are setting the rules for us to follow and they will decide if, when and how we get sick and get treatment. Some of the more educated and intelligent constitutional Lawyers are right, our system of Government is in fact a two party dictatorship functionng as the "Good ole boy system".

Monicboom, are you serious? You think the super rich got there by working hard, investing their money and running a business? Wow, you and I will never see eye to eye on this matter. I think most of the rich got there by stepping on as many people as possible in their desire for a little more of the all mighty green. Plus I'm pretty sure having rich parents helped in alot of cases.

But it all comes down to does someone having over $100 million dollars understand the daily goings on of someone making $50,000? Somehow I seriously doubt that. With that kind of money all these people crave is power. And we know what power does to people....

Do people understand that these people dont make money off the government? It would be VERY much impossible to receive it from the government!!!! These people invest their money, work hard, and also own or run their over big businesses.

4 of the top 5 are democrats
Maybe they should help the poor a little bit more. Seems they have the money to do it with. I don't.

I have an idea! Cap of 70k to congess members with free housing and transportation. Outlaw campaign contributions and lobbying. Also, make it a heavy sentence for breaking this law. If you want a campaign endorsement it needs to be word of mouth and not linings of the pocket. Make it an honor to serve your country in this way. RISE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS! Furthermore, It shouldn't matter republican or democrat. If the voice of your state is heard and not the opinion of a lawyer then we will all be in a better place.

wait a minute we're ruled by the rich? Noooo way!

Government by the rich - for the rich.
Now I know why we cannot get anything passed pertaining to health care reform.
Now I know why we cannot get anything passed pertaining to the middle class.
Now I know why there is a war on the poor.
Now I know why the rich gets richer while those without means gets screwed.
Now I know why the government is corrupt and obstructionist.

How Orwellian ...... oink oink we pray for change as the fat pigs feed.

I'm thinking of running Independent for Drier's seat. My net worth is -$150,000. Think I have a shot?

Indeed, our government needs to have smaller salaries. Even the president doesn't get paid THAT much (except by his endorsers and lobbyists), but our tax money needs to go to helping us and not paying for our senators next car or condo. If they were truly in politics for the people they wouldn't accept such big salaries and they would donate it back to the IRS revenue or charity..... or me.

crazy government fucks... we need to hire/elect broke homeless people, they can probably do a better job of running this country